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Installing an Optional SFP Transceiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Connecting Switches in a Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Stacking Topologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Connecting to a Power Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Connecting to the Console Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Wiring Map for Serial Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
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Making Network Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Connecting Network Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Twisted-Pair Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Cabling Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Connecting to PCs, Servers, Hubs and Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Network Wiring Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Fiber Optic SFP Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Connectivity Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
1000BASE-T Cable Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Collision Domain . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
100 Mbps Fast Ethernet Collision Domain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
10 Mbps Ethernet Collision Domain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Cable Labeling and Connection Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Summary of Contents for 8724M INT
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Page 14: ...COMPLIANCES x ...
Page 20: ...FIGURES xvi ...
Page 50: ...INSTALLING THE SWITCH 3 14 ...
Page 62: ...TROUBLESHOOTING A 4 ...
Page 74: ...ORDERING INFORMATION D 2 ...
Page 80: ...Glossary 6 ...
Page 84: ...INDEX Index 4 ...
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